Filesystem managing metadata operations corresponding to a file in another filesystem

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a first filesystem server, a request for an operation directed to a file in a first filesystem from an application, wherein the first filesystem comprises a filesystem instance representing hierarchical arrangement of content addressable objects;
• determining, by the first filesystem server, whether the operation is a metadata operation;
• redirecting, by the first filesystem server, the request to a second filesystem in response to determining that the operation is the metadata operation, wherein the second filesystem comprises a backing store within the filesystem instance of the first filesystem;
• and
• redirecting, by the first filesystem server, the request to the first filesystem in response to determining that the operation is not the metadata operation.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource, the instructions comprising:

• instructions to receive a request for an operation directed to a file in a first filesystem from an application, wherein the first filesystem comprises a filesystem instance representing hierarchical arrangement of content addressable objects;
• instructions to determine whether the operation is a metadata operation;
• instructions to redirect the request to a second filesystem in response to determining that the operation is the metadata operation, wherein the second filesystem comprises a backing store within the filesystem instance of the first filesystem;
• and
• instructions to redirect the request to the first filesystem from in response to determining that the operation is not the metadata operation.